Palettes / Colors / #425238

#425238 — Deep Dusty Green

#425238 is a green color we call Deep Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the green family.

#425238 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #483852; it also sits naturally between #4F5238 and #38523B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 26% · Green 32% · Blue 22%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 68%

Previews

CSS code for #425238

.text { color: #425238; }
.background { background-color: #425238; }
.border { border: 3px solid #425238; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 82, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 19%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #425238; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 82, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #425238; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 82, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#425238">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#425238">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #483852:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #425238: #FFFFFF.

How #425238 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #425238 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #425237  ·  #425239 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #425238?

#425238 is Deep Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 66, 82, 56). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #425238?

#425238 is RGB 66, 82, 56 — HSL 97°, 19%, 27% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 32%, 68%.

What colors go with #425238?

Its complement is #483852; analogous partners are #4F5238 and #38523B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #425238 for text?

White text on #425238 has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.50:1.